Tag: DR Congo
Congo’s Mpox crisis escalates, sparking urgent vaccine plea
The Democratic Republic of Congo is grappling with a severe mpox outbreak, reporting over 1,000 new cases in just a week. This surge has prompted ... Read More
DR Congo, China seal new mine-road financing deal worth $7 Billion
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and GEC, a consortium of Chinese companies, have sealed a new mine-road financing deal worth $7 Billion. The funds ... Read More
Congo, Uganda agree to abolish visa requirements
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) decided to establish a visa-free regime between the two countries, Sputnik reports citing a joint communique, ... Read More
DR Congo Nobel Prize Winner Denis Mukwege to run for Dec. presidential elections
2018 Nobel Prize Winner Denis Mukwege announced Monday plans to run for December presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in view of ... Read More
DR Congo slams regional forces for colliding with rebels
President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday accused the regional forces deployed in the east of the central African country for cohabitation, ... Read More
DR Congo: despite upbeat rhetoric, EAC troops fail to rein in M23 rebels
The East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) troops set up in 2022 to thwart the advance of insurgents, and most notably the armed group M23, ... Read More
Congo: dozens of bodies found in mass graves after militia attacks in country’s east
United Nations peacekeepers made ‘gruesome discoveries’ of mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo ... Read More
DR Congo: IS group claims bomb attack at church
A bomb killed at least 10 people and wounded about four dozen others Sunday (15 January) in a bomb attack on a church in eastern ... Read More
DR Congo: Fighting flares up as army clashes with M23 rebels around strategic highway
Congolese army clashed with M23 rebels around a strategic highway in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday (27 October), following a recent flare-up between ... Read More
Morocco beat DR Congo (4-1), qualify for 2022 World Cup
The Moroccan football team qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after it defeated DR Congo 4-1 in the second leg of the FIFA ... Read More